[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s7.6 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s7.6 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s7.6 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s7.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s7.6) Eka-rāj, ‘sole ruler,’ ‘monarch,’ seems to mean no more than ‘king.’ In the Rigveda¹ the term is used metaphorically only. But it is found with the literal sense in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa,² as well as in the Atharvaveda.³ - [Previous: v1.c3.s7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s7.5) - [Next: v1.c3.s7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s7.7) - [Up: v1.c3.s7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s7.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s7.6) · Pramāṇa